The sovereign voiced "firm will to continue to endeavor with the Italian president and government to consolidate Moroccan-Italian ties in all fields, with a view to laying the foundations of privileged partnership between Morocco and Italy both at the bilateral level and in the framework of the advanced status linking Morocco and the European Union . HM the king also expresses his best wishes and heartfelt congratulations to the Italian head of state as well as wishes of progress and prosperity to the Italian people, praising the "quality and solidity of the friendship and esteem relations uniting the Kingdom of Morocco and the Italian Republic".